Memphis

Abc Ed PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Abc Ed PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2009 $0.00 $3,750.00 $0.00
2008 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2007 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $0.00
2006 $30,000.00 $32,500.00 $0.00
2005 $25,000.00 $30,000.00 $0.00
2004 $35,900.00 $25,150.00 $0.00
All years $110,900.00 $111,400.00 $0.00
Also giving in

Also gave $5,000.00 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$110,900
Total Spent
$111,400
Operating & other
$86,250
77% of spending
To TN candidates
$20,150
18% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $111,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $86,250 (77%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $86,250 ÷ Total spent: $111,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $86,250
Contributions to candidates $20,150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $20,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $20,150 difference, $20,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends of Tomeka Hart $10,000.00
  • Friends To Re-Elect Patrice Robinson $5,000.00
  • Friends of Robert Spence $5,000.00
  • Tennessee Registry of Election Finance $150.00

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Committee To Re-Elect Willie Brooks $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $86,250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Nick Clark Memphis, TN Clark & Clark LLC $100,900.00
Ben Clark Memphis, TN Clark and Clark $5,000.00
G Staley Cates Memphis, TN Southeast Asset Management $5,000.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $3,850.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 26988
Q4 2008 Historical $4,350.00 $3,850.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26202

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,350.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,850.00.
Pre-General 2008 Historical $4,350.00 $4,350.00 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24918
Q3 2008 Historical $4,450.00 $4,350.00 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23809

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,450.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,350.00.
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $4,450.00 $4,450.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22690
Q2 2008 Historical $4,550.00 $4,450.00 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21442

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,550.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,450.00.
Q1 2008 Historical $4,550.00 $4,550.00 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20648
Year-End 2007 Historical $4,700.00 $4,550.00 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14690
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $4,750.00 $4,700.00 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13645

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,750.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,700.00.
Q4 2006 Historical $4,950.00 $4,750.00 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12342

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,950.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,750.00.
Pre-General 2006 Historical $4,950.00 $4,950.00 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11199
Q3 2006 Historical $3,050.00 $4,950.00 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10013
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9041
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $10,600.00 $3,050.00 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8406
Q1 2006 Historical $5,675.00 $10,600.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6415
Q4 2005 Historical $5,675.00 $5,675.00 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5537
Q3 2005 Historical $25,675.00 $5,675.00 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4768
Q2 2005 Historical $20,675.00 $25,675.00 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4191
Q1 2005 Historical $10,750.00 $20,675.00 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3461
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $20,900.00 $10,750.00 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3245
Q3 2004 Historical $0.00 $20,900.00 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1949